PlayLit

PlayLit Online Bibliography of Play Therapy Literature

Did you know that CPT houses the world’s largest play therapy library? We have collected thousands of books, articles, dissertations, and more on play therapy and child development. This library is available to anyone on the University of North Texas campus, but our goal is to make it available to anyone in the world through our new online database, PlayLit. PlayLit is a searchable, user friendly database that you can use to find anything you need to know about play therapy. Right now, you can access the APA references for every entry in our library. To find the full length articles, you can copy and paste the reference or the DOI into your web browser or your university’s online library search bar (some entries will be open access and can viewed by all users, while other entries may require payment or special access through memberships). PlayLit is the best place to start your research into play therapy and child development.

How to Use PlayLit

This database includes over 5,000 entries regarding many different aspects of play therapy. In order to help you sort through these entries to find the items you need, we have included a filter function along with a general search bar. The search bar can be useful, but may yield a plethora of results. If you are looking to condense your search results, click on the "add filter" button below. You can add as many filters as you want to narrow your results. For example, if you are interested in finding what has been written about child-centered play therapy for children diagnosed with ASD, you can click on "Add Filter" then "Theory/Treatment Model" then "Child-Centered Play Therapy." Then add a second filter by clicking on "Add Filter" then "Disorders/Presenting Concerns" then "Autism Spectrum Disorder." Click apply and all journal articles, magazine articles, book chapters, books, etc. concerning both child-centered play therapy and ASD will populate on the page for you. You will find many references for research articles on play therapy in this database, but if you are interested specifically in outcome research related to play therapy, we advise that you use our Evidence-Based Research Databaseto get specific information and summaries related to more stringent play therapy research.

 

Terr, L. C. (2012). Five analogies between a king's speech treatment and contemporary play therapies. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 66, 243-258.

Metcalf, L. M. (2003). Countertransference among play therapists: Implications for therapist development and supervision. International Journal for Play Therapy, 12, 31-48.

Crown, H. (2014). Work matters: Play therapy - teaching parents how to play. Nursery World, , .

Topham, G. L., & VanFleet, R. (2011). Filial therapy: A structured and straightforward appraoch to including young children in family therapy. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 32, 144-158.

Levinger, A. C. (1990). Filail therapy combines parent education with play therapy. Communique, , 1.

Drewes, A. A. (2006). Play-based interventions. Journal of Early Childhood and Infant Psychology, 2, 139-156.

Lindo, N. A. (). Play therapy and beyond: An interview with Garry Landreth. Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory, and Research, 4, 2-11.

Lindo, N. A. (2012). Exploring the art of the relationship: An interview with Garry Landreth. British Journal of Play Therapy, 8, 4-10.

Holliman, R., Myers, C. E., & Blanco, P. J. (2013). Honoring the person within the child: Meeting the needs of children through child-centered play therapy. The Person Centered Journal, 20, 80-104.

Truneckova, D., & Viney, L. (2015). Therapeutic Relationships in Child-Centered Personal Construct Psychotherapy: Experiments in Constructions of Self. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 28, 195-209.

Bjornsdottir, S. (1972). Is play therapy good for everyone?. Timarit Hjukrunarfelags Islands, 48, 12-15.

Association for Play Therapy. (2002). An interview with Kevin O' Connor, PhD. Association for Play Therapy Newsletter, 21, 9.

Hironaka, M. (2001). Key concepts of psychotherapy on the basis of play therapy. Bulletin of the faculty of education, Chiba University, 49, 29-37.

Adley, D. (2004). Play therapy: An effective method of working with children. Guidance, 52, 4, 8.

Sweeney, D., & Tatum, R. J. (1995). Play therapy and psychopharmacology: What the play therapist needs to know. International Journal of Play Therapy, 4, 41-57.

Kennedy, A. (2004, August). Child's play: Sharing through play therapy. Counseling Today, , 1, 23, 28.

Campbell, C. A. (1993). An overview of Mr. Rogers and his work with children. Elementary School Guiadance & Counseling, 28, 4-6.

Christie, J. (1980). Play for cognitive growth. The Elementary School Journal, 81, 115-118.

Mastrangelo, S. (2009). Theories of play and autistic spectrum disorder: How can theories of play help our understanding of play in children with autistic spectrum disorder?. British Journal of Play Therapy, 5, 40-53.

(1994). Children's play in diverse cultures. New York: State University of New York.

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